National Basketball Association
Arizona 61, San Diego St. 59
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials:
# David Hall, # Tim Nestor, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
2400
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No. 4 Arizona 61, No. 15 San Diego State 59: Stanley Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Wildcats defeated the Aztecs in the championship game of the Maui Invitational.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 14 points off the bench for Arizona, which won the Maui title for the second time. T.J. McConnell added 11 points as the Wildcats (6-0) overcame 36.5 percent shooting.
Trey Kell and Winston Shepard scored 14 points apiece for San Diego State (5-1) and Dwayne Polee II added 11 points. Shepard’s 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left cut the Wildcats’ lead to 61-59 and Arizona was able to run out the clock with a pass into the frontcourt.
A dunk by Hollis-Jefferson gave the Wildcats a 53-49 lead with 4:43 to play and the Aztecs went cold as Arizona extended the lead to 57-51 on four free throws by Johnson. A four-point play by Kell pushed San Diego State within two with 17.7 seconds to play but Johnson hit two free throws with 13.8 seconds left to make it 59-55.
San Diego State led by six points early in the first half and led most of the way but Arizona took a 32-31 lead into the break. The game went back-and-forth in the second half while the Wildcats taking a 50-48 lead on a 3-pointer by McConnell with 7:33 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Aztecs struggled with 13-of-24 shooting from the free-throw line while the Wildcats were 20-of-24. … Arizona also won the Maui Invitational in 2000. … San Diego State F Angelo Chol had five points and two blocks while playing against his former school for the first time.
Top Game Performances
| San Diego St. |
|
Arizona |
|
Trey Kell 14 |
Scoring |
Stanley Johnson 18 |
|
Dwayne Polee II 2 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 3 |
|
J.J. O'Brien 6 |
Rebounds |
Stanley Johnson 9 |
|
Trey Kell 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Stanley Johnson 9 |
|
Trey Kell 1 |
Steals |
Stanley Johnson 3 |
|
Angelo Chol 2 |
Blocks |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Diego St.
|
59 |
43.8 |
4-9 |
13-24 |
7 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
| Arizona
|
61 |
36.5 |
3-8 |
20-24 |
10 |
32 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
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